Tag: Landing in Provence
In the footsteps of the African soldiers of the Provence landings
Eighty years ago, more than 250,000 fighters landed in Provence, in the south-east of France, two and a half months after D-Day in Normandy, to liberate the country occupied by…
Provence 1944: the other landing – So far so close
80 years ago, on August 15, 1944, an event took place in the South of France that would change the course of history. A journey through the Var in the…
Landing in Provence: an exhibition to highlight the role of African soldiers
80 years ago today, two months after the Normandy landings, American, French and colonial troops landed in Provence. Objective: the liberation of France and Europe from Nazism. The event is…